SGS

Overview

SGS is a global inspection, verification, testing and certification company. Recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity, we employ more than 67,000 people and operate a network of over 1,250 offices and laboratories around the world.
As a leading provider of specialized business solutions that improve quality, safety and productivity and reduce risk, we help customers navigate an increasingly regulated world. Our independent services add significant value to our customers’ operations and ensure business sustainability.
ACTIVITIES
Certification
Inspection
Outsourcing
Risk Management
Testing
Technical Consultancy
Training
BUSINESS LINESAgricultural Services
Serving all of the major players in the agricultural sector, our services reduce risk and ensure quality and improve productivity.
Minerals Services
The services we provide range from quality and quantity inspection and testing for a vast array of commodities to advanced services, which optimize the recovery of metals in processing plants.
Oil, Gas and Chemicals Services
From exploration and production through midstream to consumption, we provide a wide range of services including blending, cargo treatment, sample management, logistics, and laboratory outsourcing, as well as tailored solutions that ensure product quality and increase flexibility for our customers.
Life Science Services
Our customers in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry rely on us to provide them with outsourcing services on both the quality and safety of drug ingredients and the development process – from the early development stages until the commercialization of the finished product.
Consumer Testing Services
From textile to appliances, furniture, food, and electronics, our complete range of services ensure the quality and safety of every single kind of consumer product. Our customers in these distinct manufacturing industries rely on our inspection and testing capabilities and laboratories to help them comply with the regulatory requirements governing their products.
Systems and Services Certification
The audit and certification services we provide to a wide variety of customers allow them to enhance their business processes and get out in front of the issues affecting them.
Industrial Services
Serving customers in the energy, process and construction industries, our teams of engineers and technicians ensure that the quality and safety of products or installations meet applicable requirements, whether they are regulatory, voluntary or customer specific.
Environmental Services
We help governments and industry integrate environmental management into their operations by providing a comprehensive international network of laboratories and environmental experts who deliver analytical and data interpretation services at both global and local levels.
Automotive Services
Our services focus on the design, construction and operation of motor vehicle inspection solutions throughout the world.
Governments and Institutions Services
SGS provides a wide range of services aimed at ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and enhancing government revenue, while facilitating trade and supporting efficiency, good governance and sustainable development.

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